***PLEASE NOTE***

These are the new VERSION 2 files to be used from 1st April 2006 onwards

GPAQ analysis using Access

From this page you can download an Access database that will allow you to enter GPAQ data and produce detailed reports from your data. This was designed by Cheshire Informatics Service (CIS) for use by practices in Cheshire, and they have kindly offered this for free distribution to other practices via the GPAQ website. They have also developed a version of the software for PCTs. Please note that you can use the practice version to enter your data, while the PCT version imports this data (i.e. you can't enter data via the PCT version).

In order to use this software you must have Access 2000 or above installed on your computer. It cannot be used with lower versions of Access.

To install the Access database, please click on the required link below. This will download a zipped (compressed) folder which you will need to save onto your computer and unzip (extract). Programs are normally stored on the C-drive, but any location on your hard drive is OK.

You then need to open the folder you have just created, right click on the file "GPAQSystem.mdb" (practices only) or "GPAQPCTSystem.mdb" (PCTs only), select Properties and make sure that the Read-only property is not ticked. If it is, you need to left click on the tick to remove it. Repeat this process with "GPAQData.mdb"/"GPAQPCTData.mdb".

To start using the system, double click on GPAQSystem.mdb. Please note that you do not need to directly use the file GPAQData.mdb, although you must not delete GPAQData.mdb as this is where any data you enter is stored. If you have an older version of the database and would like to update it you should keep your original copy of GPAQData.mdb (containing your data) and download the folder containing the newer version of GPAQSystem.mdb. If you save your original copy of GPAQData.mdb in the same folder with the new version of GPAQSystem.mdb, you can then use the new system with the data you have already entered.

This system has been designed for ease of use - you will probably be able to "guess as you go". However, should you need them, instructions on using the software can be also found in this folder in the Word file. Please note that the GPAQ Administrator can offer some limited advice on using the database, but the creators of the program (CIS) do not have this capacity.

We would like to thank Cheshire Informatics Service for freely contributing this database for other practices and PCTs to use.

If you use this database, the one thing we ask you to do is to email your GPAQ data to the GPAQ Administrator (by using the "Email practice data" function) along with the postcode of your practice. This is for the purpose of maintaining national benchmarks for GPAQ scores and being able to relate these to basic practice characteristics (e.g. urban versus rural). Under no circumstances will NPCRDC publish identifiable data on practices.

IMPORTANT NOTE :- NEW BENCHMARK FIGURES NOT YET ON THE ACCESS DATABASE

Practices:	Download Access database to analyse GPAQ data for practices - version 2.0 Please carefully read the installation instructions above before downloading.
PCTs:	Download Access database to analyse GPAQ data for PCTs - version 2.0 Please carefully read the installation instructions above before downloading.